Oral history transcript, W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr., interview 2 (II), 10/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Title:

Oral history transcript, W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr., interview 2 (II), 10/21/1970, by Joe B. Frantz

Number of Pages:

67

Description:

Early family relationship between Birdwell and Johnson families; early organization of National Youth Administration Program in Texas; LBJ's first race for Congress (1937); early days in Washington as Secretary to Congressman Johnson; KVET and KTBC radio stations; 1941 senate race (defeated by W. Lee O'Daniel); 1946 race against Hardy Hollers; LBJ's habit of developing friends from people who had been opponents; 1948 senate race against Stevenson; Birdwell's lifetime friendship with LBJ and his family

Contributor:

Birdwell, W. Sherman

Collection:

LBJ Library Oral Histories

Collection Description:

Go to List of Holdings

Series:

Transcripts of LBJ Library Oral Histories

See Also:

See all online interviews with W. Sherman Birdwell, Jr.

Subject:

National Youth Administration (U.S.)

Relation:

Go to Interviewee bio page

Rights:

Possibly copyright restricted: see deed at end of transcript for details